Whether schools should open or not continues to be in the news. Our message today confirms what we said on Friday 01 January…
Our school is open again on Tuesday 05 January, following a planned training day for staff on Monday.
The current situation is that the Department for Education’s expectation in Leeds is that no primary schools are expected to close as the region remains in Tier 3 restrictions.
The National Education Union (NEU) has recommended to its members not to return to school or early years settings at the start of term due to concern about the higher transmissibility of the new Covid-19 variant. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has issued guidance to school leaders which recommends seeking the views of staff who do not intend to come to school – so far, we’ve had very few staff express this intention and therefore we are in the position of confirming Friday’s message: school is open again on Tuesday 05 January.
If you’ve concerns about your child returning, it might help to reassure you that there appears to be no increase in severe child cases of Covid.
As we’re sure you can appreciate, the situation is changeable. However, for now, certainly… we’re looking forward to seeing all our pupils return to school happy and healthy on Tuesday.